Tag Archive | "Australia"
Warning: Would You Save This Kitten From a Deadly Python?
An Australian woman is healing from injuries suffered when she saved her kitten’s life by punching a python. Ruth Butterworth was raising the kitten in the Australian city of Brisbane. The python puncher said she was trying to save the kitten, which she’s named Tuffy, from the same [...]
Continue reading...Ol’ Blue Eyes Returns to Earth as a Koala
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
In a list of the cutest, cuddliest baby animals ever, the koala would have to be somewhere near the top. Image by Mike R From the adorable way they crawl around and eat eucalyptus leaves to their plump bellies and funny noses, these animals
Continue reading...Australian Government Recommends Hitting Baby Kangaroos With Metal Pipes
Monday, January 7, 2008
Australia is facing a plague of kangaroos in the wake of already severe droughts, flooding and bush fires, and it plans to fight overpopulation humanely with shotguns, lead pipes, and vehicle tow bars. Image by Michael Barritt & Karen May The Department of Environment in Australia released a draft [...]
Continue reading...Are Whales with Santa Hats the Key to New Stroke Treatments?
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Scientists in California have completed a study on marine mammals’ ability to function without oxygen for long periods of time, and their results may have implication for the treatment of brain damage. The team studied the brains and blood of dolphins, porpoises, and whales that had either
Continue reading...Australia Goes Green With Anti-Whaling Action and Fake Fish Flinging
Friday, December 14, 2007
Australia is home some major eco news this week. The first and more serious of the two deals with the Australian armed forces and Japan’s whaling fleet. The new Australian government, elected in part because of its strong environmental stance, is considering sending a Navy observation
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Friday, March 14, 2008
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